Can Philly’s once-booming restaurant scene survive?

A conversation with Philly restaurateur Ellen Yin about the tough decisions she's had to make and what she thinks about the future of the city's once-booming food scene.

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A pizza shop on 12th Street in Center City Philadelphia are boarded up during non-essential business shutdown orders aimed to slow the spread of COVID-19. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

A pizza shop on 12th Street in Center City Philadelphia are boarded up during non-essential business shutdown orders aimed to slow the spread of COVID-19. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

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Philadelphia’s booming restaurant scene was getting ready for a busy spring when the coronavirus pandemic hit. Today, a conversation with restaurateur Ellen Yin about the tough decisions she’s had to make and what she thinks about the future of the industry.

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